facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Muscular dystrophy that classically weakens the muscles of the face (facio), shoulder girdle (scapulo) and upper arm (humerus). Weakness usually is asymmetrical and develops in other areas of the body as well, such as the abdomen and shin.
MedicalCondition class_of_disease Q1399182
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facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Summary

facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is a class of disease[1]. It draws 375 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_disease category, ranking #402 of 1,968).[2]

Key Facts

  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's instance of is recorded as class of disease[3].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's subclass of is recorded as muscular dystrophy[4].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's subclass of is recorded as disease[5].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's Commons category is recorded as Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy[6].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D020391[7].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's OMIM ID is recorded as 158900[8].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's OMIM ID is recorded as 158901[9].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's ICD-9 ID is recorded as 359.1[10].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's DiseasesDB is recorded as 7247[11].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's MedlinePlus ID is recorded as 000707[12].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09kw1n[13].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's KEGG ID is recorded as H00591[14].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's GeneReviews ID is recorded as NBK1443[15].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's MeSH tree code is recorded as C05.651.534.500.400[16].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's MeSH tree code is recorded as C10.668.491.175.500.400[17].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's MeSH tree code is recorded as C16.320.577.400[18].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's eMedicine ID is recorded as 1176126[19].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's Disease Ontology ID is recorded as DOID:11727[20].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's symptoms and signs is recorded as muscle weakness[21].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's symptoms and signs is recorded as winged scapula[22].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's symptoms and signs is recorded as foot drop[23].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's symptoms and signs is recorded as deafness[24].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's symptoms and signs is recorded as blindness[25].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's has cause is recorded as mutation[26].
  • facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy's medical examination is recorded as creatine kinase measurement[27].

Why It Matters

facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy draws 375 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_disease category, ranking #402 of 1,968).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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  19. [21] . Klinická neurologie část speciální. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Klinická neurologie část speciální. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Klinická neurologie část speciální. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Klinická neurologie část speciální. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Klinická neurologie část speciální. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Klinická neurologie část speciální. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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